Peroxisomes and their Key Role in Cellular Signaling and Metabolism

1. Peroxisome Interactions and Cross-Talk with Other Subcellular Compartments in Animal Cells
Michael Schrader, Sandra Grille, H. Dariush Fahimi, Markus Islinger

2. Peroxisomes in Human Health and Disease: Metabolic Pathways, Metabolite Transport, Interplay with Other Organelles and Signal Transduction
Ronald J. A. Wanders

3. Aging, Age-Related Diseases and Peroxisomes
Marc Fransen, Marcus Nordgren, Bo Wang, Oksana Apanasets, Paul P. Veldhoven

4. Peroxisomes and the Antiviral Responses of Mammalian Cells
Charlotte Odendall, Jonathan C. Kagan

5. Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-α Signaling in Hepatocarcinogenesis
Parimal Misra, Navin Viswakarma, Janardan K. Reddy

6. Involvement of Human Peroxisomes in Biosynthesis and Signaling of Steroid and Peptide Hormones
Isabelle Weinhofer, Markus Kunze, Sonja Forss-Petter, Johannes Berger

7. Peroxisome Ca2+ Homeostasis in Animal and Plant Cells
Alex Costa, Ilaria Drago, Michela Zottini, Paola Pizzo, Tullio Pozzan

8. The Versatility of Peroxisome Function in Filamentous Fungi
Ida J. Klei, Marten Veenhuis

9. Essential Roles of Peroxisomally Produced and Metabolized Biomolecules in Regulating Yeast Longevity
Adam Beach, Vladimir I. Titorenko

10. Metabolite Transporters of the Plant Peroxisomal Membrane: Known and Unknown
Nicole Linka, Frederica L. Theodoulou

11. Peroxisomes and Photomorphogenesis
Navneet Kaur, Jiying Li, Jianping Hu

12. Biosynthesis of Vitamin K1 (Phylloquinone) by Plant Peroxisomes and Its Integration into Signaling Molecule Synthesis Pathways
Sigrun Reumann

13. Role of Peroxisomes as a Source of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) Signaling Molecules
Luisa M. Sandalio, María Rodríguez-Serrano, María C. Romero-Puertas, Luis A. Río

14. Peroxisomes as a Source of Auxin Signaling Molecules
Gretchen M. Spiess, Bethany K. Zolman

15. Peroxisomes as Cell Generators of Reactive Nitrogen Species (RNS) Signal Molecules
Francisco J. Corpas, Juan B. Barroso, José M. Palma, Luis A. Río

16. Role of Plant Peroxisomes in the Production of Jasmonic Acid-Based Signals
José León

17. Role of Plant Peroxisomes in Protection Against Herbivores
Mohammed Shabab

18. Function of Peroxisomes in Plant-Pathogen Interactions
Yasuyuki Kubo

Keywords: Biomedicine, Biomedicine general, Cell Biology, Cell Physiology, Animal Biochemistry, Plant Biochemistry, Proteomics